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<p><img alt="academy award" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/11914824746_2084850270_z.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 100px; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; float: left;" />Last night, the movie award season came to a satisfying conclusion at the 87th Academy Awards, the biggest night of the year for Hollywood. Like always, the live telecast brought the glitz and the glam, the laughs and the tears. First time Oscars host Neil Patrick Harris kicked off the night with an appropriately musical tribute to movie magic. Joined by Anna Kendrick and Jack Black, Harris&rsquo; song reminded audiences at home and in the Dolby Theatre why movies are so captivating. It was a charming beginning to a fun night of one-liners, bits, and one show-long magic trick.</p>
<p>Emotions were high throughout the ceremony as winners took to the stage with speeches that ran the gamut of funny (when one of the screenwriters for <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=birdman+twentieth+century+fox&amp;rw=0"><strong>Birdman</strong></a> thanked his dog Larry), heartfelt (when <strong>The Imitation Game</strong> screenwriter, Graham Moore, told kids to &ldquo;stay weird&rdquo;) and impassioned (the many speeches that mentioned social and political activism). My personal favorite speech of the night was given by supporting actor winner J.K. Simmons, when, after saying his thanks, he closed his speech by strongly advising everyone listening to call their parents, if possible.</p>
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<p>This year, the Academy Awards also celebrated music, with moving performances throughout the ceremony. Of the five nominated songs, &ldquo;Glory&rdquo; from <strong>Selma</strong> seemed to have the most emotional impact of the evening and earned a standing ovation from the audience. The In Memoriam (which can be viewed online at the <a href="http://oscar.go.com/video/2015-awards-ceremony-highlights/_m_VDKA0_z9yv315e">Oscar website</a>) was bracketed by a moving introduction by Meryl Streep and a beautiful performance by Jennifer Hudson. But my favorite musical performance of the evening was Lady Gaga&rsquo;s understated and lovely medley of songs from<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=the+sound+of+music+andrews+plummer&amp;rw=0"> <strong>The Sound of Music</strong></a>, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. A surprise appearance by Julie Andrews to announce the next award was enough to warm even the coldest heart.</p>
<p>In a night full of awards both surprising and foregone, I was most excited to see Eddie Redmayne win for best actor. His performance as Stephen Hawking in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=theory+of+everything+james+marsh&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Theory of Everything</strong></a> was transformative, and his complete happiness at winning was endearing. And although I was disappointed that neither of the Texas filmmakers (Richard Linklater and Wes Anderson) nominated for awards took home a statue, it was lovely to see how much respect the winners for <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=grand+budapest+hotel+anderson+fiennes&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Grand Budapest Hotel</strong></a> (which won four technical awards) had for Anderson and his creative vision.</p>
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Picture: <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=birdman+twentieth+century+fox&amp;rw=0"><strong>Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance</strong>)</a></li>
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Director: Alejandro G. I&ntilde;&aacute;rritu, <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=birdman+twentieth+century+fox&amp;rw=0"><strong>Birdman&nbsp;</strong><strong>or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)</strong></a></li>
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Actor: Eddie Redmayne in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=theory+of+everything+james+marsh&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Theory of Everything</strong></a></li>
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Actress: Julianne Moore in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=still+alice+sony+pictures&amp;rw=0"><strong>Still Alice</strong></a></li>
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Supporting Actor: J.K. Simmons in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=whiplash+chazelle&amp;rw=0"><strong>Whiplash</strong></a></li>
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Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=boyhood+linklater+arquette&amp;rw=0"><strong>Boyhood</strong></a></li>
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Documentary Feature: <strong>CitzenFour</strong></li>
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Foreign Language Film:<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=ida+pawel&amp;rw=0"> <strong>Ida</strong></a> (Poland)</li>
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Animated Feature Film: <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=big+hero+6+buena+vista&amp;rw=0"><strong>Big Hero Six</strong></a></li>
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Song: &ldquo;Glory&rdquo; from <strong>Selma</strong></li>
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Score: Alexandre Desplat, <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=grand+budapest+hotel+anderson+fiennes&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Grand Budapest Hotel</strong></a></li>
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Original Screenplay: Alejandro G. I&ntilde;&aacute;rritu, Nicol&aacute;s Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. &amp; Armando Bo,</li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=birdman+twentieth+century+fox&amp;rw=0"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)</strong></a></li>
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Adapted Screenplay: Graham Moore, <strong>The Imitation Game</strong></li>
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<p>Visit the official Academy Awards website for <a href="http://oscar.go.com/nominees">a complete list of winners</a>.</p>
<p>Flickr <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">CC</a>: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29233640@N07/11914824746">somewhere inside the machine</a> Photo by: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29233640@N07/">Robert Couse-Baker</a></p>
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<script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script>http://www.hcpl.net/content/87th-academy-awards#commentsAcademy AwardsMoviesMon, 23 Feb 2015 16:20:36 +0000Kimberly C17836 at http://www.hcpl.net2015 Oscar Nominations: Best Actress & Best Supporting Actresshttp://www.hcpl.net/content/2015-oscar-nominations-best-actress-best-supporting-actress
<p><img alt="" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7210/6932101821_1f5118ee68_m.jpg" style="width: 240px; height: 160px; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; float: left;" />It&rsquo;s finally here!&nbsp; Of all the awards given out every year for movies, this is the big one.&nbsp; The one we place bets on.&nbsp; The one where we compete against friends and family to see if our choices match those of the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.<br />
<a href="http://www.hcpl.net/blogs/kimberly-c">Kimberly C</a> has already done an amazing job covering the most of the nominations, particularly looking at Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor.&nbsp; So let&rsquo;s now take a look at the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress categories.</p>
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<u>Best Actress</u><br />
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=marion+cotillard&amp;qf=AUTHOR%09Author%09Cotillard%2C+Marion%2C+1975-%09Cotillard%2C+Marion%2C+1975-"><em>Marion Cotillard</em></a> (<strong>Two Days, One Night</strong>) and <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=reese+witherspoon&amp;qf=AUTHOR%09Author%09Witherspoon%2C+Reese%2C+1976-%09Witherspoon%2C+Reese%2C+1976-"><em>Reese Witherspoon</em></a> (<strong>Wild</strong>) &ndash; This is the second Oscar nomination for each of these actresses.&nbsp; Each won for her first nomination portraying a real-life singer.&nbsp; Cotillard won for her portrayal of Edith Piaf in <strong>La Vie en Rose</strong>.&nbsp; Witherspoon won for playing June Carter in <strong>Ring of Fire</strong>.&nbsp; Their current nominated roles are more down-to-earth, with Cotillard playing a working-class woman desperate to hang onto her job in <strong>Two Days, One Night</strong> and Witherspoon portraying a woman trying to heal and find peace after the death of her mother in <strong>Wild</strong>.<br />
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=felicity+jones&amp;qf=AUTHOR%09Author%09Jones%2C+Felicity%09Jones%2C+Felicity"><em>Felicity Jones</em></a> (<strong>The Theory of Everything</strong>) and <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=rosamund+pike&amp;qf=AUTHOR%09Author%09Pike%2C+Rosamund%2C+1979-%09Pike%2C+Rosamund%2C+1979-"><em>Rosamund Pike</em></a> (<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=gone+girl+videorecording+pike+affleck&amp;te="><strong>Gone Girl</strong></a>) &ndash; British Jones and Pike are both first time nominees &ndash; who also received BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild nominations.&nbsp; Although both actresses have worked for years on television and in various movies, these movies have provided breakout roles for them.&nbsp; Jones portrays the wife of renowned scientist Stephen Hawking in the story of their courtship and marriage in <strong>The Theory of Everything</strong>.&nbsp; In <strong>Gone Girl</strong>, Pike plays a woman whose disappearance leads her husband to question just how well he knows his wife.<br />
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=julianne+moore&amp;te="><em>Julianne Moore</em></a> (<strong>Still Alice</strong>) &ndash; This is Moore&rsquo;s third Oscar nomination for lead actress nomination.&nbsp; She also has two nomination for supporting roles.&nbsp; Throughout her career, she&rsquo;s turned in one amazing performance after another on television and in movies, playing both comedy and drama. &nbsp;In <strong>Still Alice</strong>, as a woman confronted with a diagnosis of Alzheimer&rsquo;s Disease, Moore has already won the BAFTA, GG, and SAG Awards and is nominated for the Independent Spirit Award.&nbsp; She&rsquo;s definitely the odds-on favorite to win the Oscar this year.</p>
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<u>Best Supporting Actress</u></p>
<p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=patricia+arquette&amp;qf=AUTHOR%09Author%09Arquette%2C+Patricia%2C+1968-%09Arquette%2C+Patricia%2C+1968-"><em>Patricia Arquette</em></a> (<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=boyhood+arquette+hawke&amp;te="><strong>Boyhood</strong></a>) and <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=emma+stone&amp;qf=AUTHOR%09Author%09Stone%2C+Emma%2C+1988-%09Stone%2C+Emma%2C+1988-"><em>Emma Stone</em></a> (<strong>Birdman</strong>) &ndash; This is the first Academy Award nomination for both Arquette and Stone, adding to nominations for BAFTA, GG, SAG, and Spirit awards.&nbsp; As a single mother in <strong>Boyhood</strong>, Arquette dedicated 12 years to the making of the film, finding the challenge of taking a character through so long to be exciting.&nbsp; In <strong>Birdman</strong>, Stone plays a recovering drug addict who acts as assistant to her actor father, a man trying to reinvent his career.&nbsp; Although both actresses are standouts in their roles, Arquette is the favorite to add an Oscar to a mantel already crowded with awards from BAFTA, Golden Globes, and Screen Actors Guild.<br />
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=laura+dern&amp;qf=AUTHOR%09Author%09Dern%2C+Laura%09Dern%2C+Laura"><em>Laura Dern</em></a> (<strong>Wild</strong>) and <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=keira+knightley&amp;qf=AUTHOR%09Author%09Knightley%2C+Keira%2C+1985-%09Knightley%2C+Keira%2C+1985-"><em>Keira Knightley</em></a> (<strong>The Imitation Game</strong>) &ndash; Both Dern and Knightley have been previously nominated for leading roles, and these are their first nominations in supporting roles.&nbsp; In <strong>Wild</strong>, Dern plays Bobbi, a strong woman whose passing leads to her daughter&rsquo;s search for answers and a fresh beginning.&nbsp; In the World War II drama <strong>The Imitation Game</strong>, Knightley portrays a young woman who becomes part of a team of people looking to break the code used by the Nazis &ndash; and finds lasting friendship with the leader Alan Turing.<br />
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=meryl+streep&amp;qf=AUTHOR%09Author%09Streep%2C+Meryl%09Streep%2C+Meryl"><em>Meryl Streep</em></a> (<strong>Into the Woods</strong>) &ndash; No actor or actress has come close to the number of Oscar nominations of Streep.&nbsp; This is her fourth nomination in a supporting role.&nbsp; She has fifteen previous leading role nominations.&nbsp; Although classically trained in singing, <strong>Into the Woods</strong> is one of the few musicals that she&rsquo;s done.&nbsp; Although a great favorite of the Academy, Streep is not favored to win this year &ndash; but it is an honor just to be nominated &ndash; even for the nineteenth time.</p>
<p>So, who is your pick in each category?&nbsp; Tune in Sunday night to find out if your favorite wins!</p>
<p>Although we have only a few of the nominated titles right now, be sure to check back often in our catalog for when they become available for requests. &nbsp;And you can click on each name above for a link to our catalog and other movies featuring these talented women.</p>
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<p><img alt="north by northwest minimalist poster" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/3603482557_4614ec2ff5_o.jpg" style="width: 141px; height: 200px; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; float: left;" />The goal of the Academy Awards is to honor the best of the best in film and, the majority of the time, they do just that. But sometimes they might get it a little bit wrong. In retrospect, maybe the best picture winner wasn&rsquo;t quite as outstanding as it seemed. Maybe one of the other nominated films has proven itself an enduring classic, a movie worth re-watching time and again. And sometimes, the best film of the year, the one that reaches classic movie status, wasn&rsquo;t even nominated.</p>
<p>As happens every year, this year&rsquo;s Oscar nominees have been met with mixed feelings. There can only be so many nominees in the best picture category and, each year, there are wonderful movies that are left off of the final ballot. This year&rsquo;s favorite movies not up for a best picture nomination include, among others, a bestselling book made into a film (<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=gone+girl+affleck+fincher&amp;rw=0"><strong>Gone Girl</strong></a>), a beloved stage musical made into a film (<strong>Into the Woods</strong>), an inspiring biographical account (<strong>Unbroken</strong>), and a science fiction epic (<strong>Interstellar</strong>). But perhaps one of the biggest mysteries of this year&rsquo;s Oscars is, of course, the absence of<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=the+lego+movie+pratt+phil&amp;rw=0"> <strong>The LEGO Movie</strong> </a>from the best animated feature nominees. Maybe everything isn&rsquo;t as awesome as it should be at the Oscars?</p>
<p>If you are suffering from awards season burnout, check out one of these classic films instead! They may not have received a best picture nomination, but they are more than worthy of a second (or third, or fourth&hellip;) look!</p>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=2001+a+space+odyssey+kubrick&amp;rw=0"><strong>2001: A Space Odyssey</strong></a></li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=the+african+queen+hepburn+bogart&amp;rw=0"><strong>The African Queen</strong></a></li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=the+birds+hitchcock+tippi&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Birds</strong></a></li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=black+hawk+down+hartnett&amp;rw=0"><strong>Black Hawk Down</strong></a></li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=blade+runner+ford+scott&amp;rw=0"><strong>Blade Runner</strong></a></li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=breakfast+at+tiffany%27s+peppard+hepburn&amp;rw=0"><strong>Breakfast at Tiffany&rsquo;s</strong></a></li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=bringing+up+baby+grant+hepburn&amp;rw=0"><strong>Bringing Up Baby</strong></a></li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=close+encounters+of+the+third+kind+dreyfuss&amp;rw=0"><strong>Close Encounters of the Third Kind</strong></a></li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=dark+knight+bale+nolan&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Dark Knight</strong></a></li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=duck+soup+marx&amp;rw=0"><strong>Duck Soup</strong></a></li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=eternal+sunshine+of+the+spotless+mind+carrey+winslet&amp;rw=0"><strong>Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind</strong></a></li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=frankenstein+karloff&amp;rw=0"><strong>Frankenstein </strong></a><em>(1931)</em></li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=full+metal+jacket+kubrick&amp;rw=0"><strong>Full Metal Jacket</strong></a></li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=king+kong+wray&amp;rw=0"><strong>King Kong </strong></a><em>(1933)</em></li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=the+manchurian+candidate+lansbury&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Manchurian Candidate </strong></a><em>(1962)</em></li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=north+by+northwest+grant+hitchcock&amp;rw=0"><strong>North by Northwest</strong></a></li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=psycho+hitchcock+perkins&amp;rw=0"><strong>Psycho</strong></a></li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=rear+window+hitchcock+stewart&amp;rw=0"><strong>Rear Window</strong></a></li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=rebel+without+a+cause+dean+wood&amp;rw=0"><strong>Rebel Without a Cause</strong></a></li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=rosemary%27s+baby+farrow&amp;rw=0"><strong>Rosemary&rsquo;s Baby</strong></a></li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=scarface+pacino&amp;rw=0"><strong>Scarface</strong></a></li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=the+searchers+wayne+ford&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Searchers</strong></a></li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=the+shining+kubrick+nicholson&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Shining</strong></a></li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=singin+in+the+rain+kelly+o%27conner&amp;rw=0"><strong>Singin&rsquo; In the Rain</strong></a></li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=some+like+it+hot+monroe+curtis+lemmon&amp;rw=0"><strong>Some Like It Hot</strong></a></li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=spartacus+kubrick+douglas&amp;rw=0"><strong>Spartacus</strong></a></li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=stalag+17+wilder+holden&amp;rw=0"><strong>Stalag 17</strong></a></li>
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<script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script>http://www.hcpl.net/content/oscar-snubs-movie-history#commentsAcademy AwardsMoviesThu, 12 Feb 2015 01:52:54 +0000Kimberly C17774 at http://www.hcpl.net2015 Oscar Nominations: Best Actor & Best Supporting Actorhttp://www.hcpl.net/content/2015-oscar-nominations-best-actor-best-supporting-actor
<p><img alt="academy award" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/12866184754_e5ff679dbc_z.jpg" style="width: 133px; height: 200px; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; float: left;" />In just a few short weeks, the winners of this year&rsquo;s Academy Awards will be announced in a live telecast. Of the ten actor nominees this year, half have previously received Academy Award nominations, but only one, Robert Duvall has won an Oscar. Also of note, half of the actors are nominated for their portrayal of real people, proving, yet again, that the Academy loves a biopic.</p>
<p>Some years the acting awards seem like a lock, with one person sweeping their category. This year J.K. Simmons seems like a sure bet for the supporting actor win, but there voting seems divided in the best actor category. It will be interesting to see who will take home the award at the end of the month. I have yet to see all of the nominated films, but I already have my favorites. Who would you like to see take home the Oscar this year?</p>
<p>Most of the nominated films are still in theaters so not yet available in HCPL&rsquo;s catalog, but make sure to check out previous works by the actors!</p>
<p><u><strong>Best Actor:</strong></u></p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=steve+carell+1963&amp;rw=0">Steve Carell</a></strong> (<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=foxcatcher+sony+pictures&amp;rw=0"><strong>Foxcatcher</strong></a>): In the true crime drama Foxcatcher, Steve Carell plays John E. du Pont, a wrestling enthusiast and multimillionaire who sponsored and trained the Schultz brothers on his wrestling team. A student of <a href="http://www.secondcity.com/">The Second City</a> in Chicago, a training ground for many of today&rsquo;s comedy greats, Carell is known primarily for his comedic work as Michael Scott in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=the+office+carell+krasinski&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Office</strong></a>, as well as in movies like <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=date+night+carell+fey&amp;rw=0"><strong>Date Night</strong> </a>and <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=get+smart+carell+hathaway&amp;rw=0"><strong>Get Smart</strong></a>. His dramatic turn in Foxcatcher has been hailed as a turning point in his career and his compelling performance earned him his first Oscar nomination.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=%22cooper%2C+bradley%22&amp;rw=0">Bradley Cooper</a></strong> (<strong>American Sniper</strong>): Cooper first came to recognition with supporting roles in various television series (<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=alias+season+garner&amp;rw=0"><strong>Alias</strong></a>) before starring in a string of successful comedies (<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=the+hangover+cooper+helms&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Hangover</strong></a> franchise). In the past few years, Cooper has become a familiar name at awards shows, with three Oscar nominations in three years. (He is only the tenth person in Oscar history with this achievement.) His first two nominations, for actor in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=silver+lingings+playbook+cooper+lawrence&amp;rw=0"><strong>Silver Linings Playbook</strong></a> and supporting actor in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=american+hustle+cooper+lawrence&amp;rw=0"><strong>American Hustle</strong></a>, were both for David O. Russell directed comedy-drama roles. In his latest Oscar-nominated role, Cooper plays against type in the Clint Eastwood directed biopic about U.S. Navy SEAL Sniper <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=american+sniper+kyle&amp;rw=0">Chris Kyle</a>.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=%22cumberbatch%2C+benedict%22&amp;rw=0">Benedict Cumberbatch</a> </strong>(<strong>The Imitation Game</strong>): Although this is his first Academy Award nomination, Cumberbatch is not a new face in the acting world. His work on stage, television (particularly in the BBC hit <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=sherlock+freeman+cumberbatch&amp;rw=0"><strong>Sherlock</strong></a>, for which he won an Emmy in 2014), and film (<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=tinker+tailor+soldier+spy+oldman+cumberbatch&amp;rw=0"><strong>Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy</strong></a>, <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=star+trek+into+darkness+cumberbatch+pine&amp;rw=0"><strong>Star Trek: Into Darkness</strong></a>, <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=12+years+a+slave+cumberbatch+fassbender&amp;rw=0"><strong>12 Years a Slave</strong></a>) have inspired a legion of loyal fans and earned him much critical acclaim. In The Imitation Game, Cumberbatch plays Alan Turing, the cryptographer who built a machine at Bletchley Park that would break the German Enigma code and help the Allied forces win World War II.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=michael+keaton+1951&amp;rw=0">Michael Keaton</a></strong> (<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=birdman+twentieth+century+fox&amp;rw=0"><strong>Birdman</strong></a>): In the black comedy Birdman, Keaton plays Riggan Thomson, an actor once famous for playing a superhero and now struggling to relaunch his acting career on the stage. Keaton&rsquo;s career is long and varied, although he is most famous for his roles in movies like <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=beetlejuice+keaton+baldwin&amp;rw=0"><strong>Beetlejuice</strong></a>, Tim Burton&rsquo;s <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=batman+nicholson+keaton&amp;rw=0"><strong>Batman</strong></a> and <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=much+ado+about+nothing+thompson+keaton&amp;rw=0"><strong>Much Ado About Nothing</strong></a> in the 1980s and 1990s. With wins at the Golden Globes and the Critics&rsquo; Choice Awards, Keaton is one of the frontrunners to win the Oscar. The BAFTAs, which air this Sunday, might give more of an indication as to who will take home the Academy Award.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=eddie+redmayne+1982&amp;rw=0">Eddie Redmayne</a></strong> (<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=theory+of+everything+james+marsh&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Theory of Everything</strong></a>): A familiar face on the British stage and a previous Tony Award winner, Redmayne really became known to American audiences with his recent roles in movies like <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=my+week+with+marilyn+redmayne+williams&amp;rw=0"><strong>My Week with Marilyn</strong></a> and <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=les+miserables+jackman+crowe+redmayne&amp;rw=0"><strong>Les Mis&eacute;rables</strong></a>. Currently, Redmayne is nominated for his role as theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything. Based on a memoir written by his ex-wife Jane Wilde Hawking, the film deals with the impact of Hawking&rsquo;s motor neuron disease on their marriage and his scientific discoveries. With wins already at the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Redmayne could take home the BAFTA this Sunday and the Oscar later this month.</p>
<p><u><strong>Best Supporting Actor:</strong></u></p>
<p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=%22duvall%2C+robert%22&amp;rw=0"><strong>Robert Duvall</strong></a> (<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=the+judge+dobkin&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Judge</strong></a>): Since his first stage roles in the 1950s, Duvall has lead a long and accomplished acting career, enjoying both critical and audience success for roles in movies like <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=to+kill+a+mockingbird+duvall+peck+badham&amp;rw=0"><strong>To Kill a Mockingbird</strong></a>, <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=godfather+coppola+restoration&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Godfather</strong></a>, <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=lonesome+dove+duvall+jones&amp;rw=0"><strong>Lonesome Dove</strong></a> and <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=mash+sutherland+duvall&amp;rw=0"><strong>M*A*S*H</strong></a>. In The Judge, Duvall plays a man who, despite his troubled relationship with his lawyer son (played by Robert Downey Jr), must rely on him in the courtroom after being arrested for a suspected hit and run. His Oscar nomination makes him the oldest man, at 84 years old, to be nominated for Best Supporting Actor. This is his seventh Academy Award nomination, with one previous actor win for the 1983 movie<strong> Tender Mercies</strong>.</p>
<p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=ethan+hawke+1970&amp;rw=0"><strong>Ethan Hawke</strong></a> (<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=boyhood+linklater+hawke&amp;rw=0"><strong>Boyhood</strong></a>): A veteran of the stage and the screen, Hawke has appeared in critically acclaimed movies like <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=dead+poets+society+williams+leonard+hawke&amp;rw=0"><strong>Dead Poets Society</strong></a>, <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=training+day+washington+hawke&amp;rw=0"><strong>Training Day</strong></a> and <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=before+sunrise+delphy+hawke&amp;rw=0"><strong>Before Sunrise</strong></a>. He is also a published author and his second novel, <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=ash+wednesday+ethan+hawke&amp;rw=0"><strong>Ash Wednesday</strong></a>, appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List. In Boyhood, an ambitious coming-of-age project filmed over twelve years, Hawke plays the distant father to Mason, the protagonist of the film. This is Hawke&rsquo;s fourth Academy Award nomination, with previous nominations for supporting actor in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=training+day+washington+hawke&amp;rw=0"><strong>Training Day</strong></a>, and adapted screenplay for the films <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=before+sunset+delphy+hawke&amp;rw=0"><strong>Before Sunset </strong></a>and <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=before+midnight+delphy+hawke&amp;rw=0"><strong>Before Midnight</strong></a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=%22norton%2C+edward%22&amp;rw=0"><strong>Edward Norton</strong></a> (<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=birdman+twentieth+century+fox&amp;rw=0"><strong>Birdman</strong></a>): Since his first film role in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=primal+fear+norton+gere&amp;rw=0"><strong>Primal Fear</strong></a> in 1996, for which he was nominated for a supporting actor at the Academy Awards, Norton has appeared in a number of well-respected movies like <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=fight+club+norton+pitt&amp;rw=0"><strong>Fight Club</strong></a>, <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=moonrise+kingdom+willis+norton&amp;rw=0"><strong>Moonrise</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Kingdom</strong></a>, <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=the+illusionist+giamatti&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Illusionist</strong></a>, and <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=grand+budapest+hotel+anderson+fiennes&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Grand Budapest Hotel</strong></a>. In Birdman, Norton plays Mike, a talented but volatile method actor cast in the stage play opposite Michael Keaton&rsquo;s Riggan Thomson. This is his third Academy Award nomination, with previous nominations for supporting actor in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=primal+fear+norton+gere&amp;rw=0"><strong>Primal Fear</strong> </a>and actor in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=american+history+x+norton+furlong&amp;rw=0"><strong>American History X</strong></a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=%22ruffalo%2C+mark%22&amp;rw=0"><strong>Mark Ruffalo</strong></a> (<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=foxcatcher+sony+pictures&amp;rw=0"><strong>Foxcatcher</strong></a>): With roles in summer blockbusters like <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=the+avengers+ruffalo+whedon+evans&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Avengers</strong></a>, chick flicks like <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=13+going+on+30+ruffalo+garner&amp;rw=0"><strong>13 Going on 30</strong></a>, cult classics like <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=eternal+sunshine+of+the+spotless+mind+carrey+ruffalo&amp;rw=0"><strong>Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind</strong></a>, and critically-acclaimed movies like <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=begin+again+knightley+ruffalo&amp;rw=0"><strong>Begin Again</strong></a>, Ruffalo&rsquo;s movie career has something for everyone to appreciate. This past year, he received particular critical attention for his work in the HBO movie <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=normal+heart+ruffalo+bomer&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Normal Heart</strong></a>, as well as his work as Dave Schultz, one of the Olympic medal-winning wrestlers in Foxcatcher. For <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=normal+heart+ruffalo+bomer&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Normal Heart</strong></a>, Ruffalo was nominated for a supporting actor Emmy, won an Emmy for co-producing the movie, and won a Screen Actors Guild Award for supporting actor. His Oscar nomination for Foxcatcher is his second, with one previous supporting actor nomination for <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=the+kids+are+all+right+bening+ruffalo&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Kids Are All Right</strong></a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=%22simmons%2C+j.k.%22&amp;rw=0"><strong>J.K. Simmons</strong></a> (<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=whiplash+chazelle&amp;rw=0"><strong>Whiplash</strong></a>): Nominated for his performance as Miles Teller&rsquo;s abusive and tyrannical music instructor in the movie Whiplash, this is J.K. Simmons&rsquo; first Academy Award nomination. Simmons has a long history in Hollywood, with many familiar roles in movies (<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=spider-man+maguire+simmons&amp;rw=0"><strong>Spider-Man</strong></a>, <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=up+in+the+air+clooney+simmons&amp;rw=0"><strong>Up in the Air</strong></a>) and television shows (<strong>Law &amp; Order</strong>, <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=the+closer+sedgwick+simmons&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Closer </strong></a>and <strong>Oz</strong>). He also does extensive voiceover work (<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=the+legend+of+korra+simmons&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Legend of Korra</strong></a>) and is easily recognizable from the commercials for Farmers Insurance Group. With wins already at the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild Awards, it seems like that Simmons will take home the Oscar this year.</p>
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<p><img alt="snow white academy award" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/5245420629_8094125c94_z.jpg" style="width: 150px; height: 200px; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; float: left;" />Historically, animated feature films never quite received the recognition they deserved at the Academy Awards. Occasionally, animated films that broke technological barriers, like <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=snow+white+and+the+seven+dwarfs+disney+caselotti&amp;rw=0"><strong>Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs</strong></a> in the 1930s, and <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=toy+story+hanks+pixar&amp;rw=0"><strong>Toy Story </strong></a>in the 1990s, were given special awards in recognition of their achievements. But it wasn&rsquo;t until Disney&rsquo;s <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=beauty+and+the+beast+benson+o%27hara&amp;rw=0"><strong>Beauty and the Beast</strong></a> in 1992, that an animated feature film was nominated for best picture.&nbsp; Since then, only two other animated feature films,<strong> <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=up+asner&amp;rw=0">Up</a></strong><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=up+asner&amp;rw=0"> </a>and <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=toy+story+hanks+pixar&amp;rw=0"><strong>Toy Story 3</strong></a>, have been nominated for best picture, both after the category was expanded to a possible ten nominees. It seemed that, no matter how beloved the movie and how outstanding the reviews, animated films simply did not receive the same level of critical acclaim during awards season as live-action films.</p>
<p>In 2001, however, all of that changed. Aided, in part, by the increasingly diverse selection of animated films released in theaters each year and the overwhelming popularity of some of these films, the Academy added the Best Animated Feature category. The very first Oscar in this category was awarded to the DreamWorks Pictures film <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=shrek+myers+murphy&amp;rw=0"><strong>Shrek</strong></a> in 2002 at the 64th Academy Awards. Since then, a diverse group of animated films have been recognized for their contribution to film.</p>
<p>Some of the current Oscar nominees in this category are not yet available on DVD, but I have included all of the previous winners at the end of this post. Remember: you&rsquo;re never too old to love an animated film!</p>
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<p><strong>Current Oscar Nominees for Best Animated Feature Film:</strong></p>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=big+hero+6+buena+vista&amp;rw=0"><strong>Big Hero 6</strong></a></li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=the+boxtrolls+stacchi&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Boxtrolls</strong></a></li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=how+to+train+your+dragon+2+hill+butler+ferguson&amp;rw=0"><strong>How to Train Your Dragon 2</strong></a></li>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=song+of+the+sea+tomm+moore&amp;rw=0"><strong>Song of the Sea</strong></a></li>
<li>
<strong>The Tale of the Princess Kaguya</strong></li>
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<p><strong>Previous Oscar Winners for Best Animated Feature Film:</strong></p>
<ul>
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<strong>2002: <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=shrek+myers+murphy&amp;rw=0">Shrek</a></strong></li>
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<strong>2003: <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=spirited+away+miyazaki+chase&amp;rw=0">Spirited Away</a></strong></li>
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<strong>2004: <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=finding+nemo+degeneres&amp;rw=0">Finding Nemo</a></strong></li>
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<strong>2005: <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=the+incredibles+nelson+hunter+jackson&amp;rw=0">The Incredibles</a></strong></li>
<li>
<strong>2006:<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=wallace+and+gromit+curse+of+the+were-rabbit&amp;rw=0"> Wallace &amp; Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit</a></strong></li>
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<strong>2007: <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=happy+feet+wood+jackman+kidman&amp;rw=0">Happy Feet</a></strong></li>
<li>
<strong>2008: <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=ratatouille+pixar&amp;rw=0">Ratatouille</a></strong></li>
<li>
<strong>2009: <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=wall-e+pixar&amp;rw=0">WALL-E</a></strong></li>
<li>
<strong>2010: <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=up+asner&amp;rw=0">Up</a></strong></li>
<li>
<strong>2011: <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=toy+story+hanks+pixar&amp;rw=0">Toy Story 3</a></strong></li>
<li>
<strong>2012: <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=rango+depp&amp;rw=0">Rango</a></strong></li>
<li>
<strong>2013: <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=brave+kelly+macdonald&amp;rw=0">Brave</a></strong></li>
<li>
<strong>2014: <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=frozen+menzel+bell&amp;rw=0">Frozen</a></strong></li>
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<p><img alt="academy award" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/8503450515_97ae7fd074_z.jpg" style="width: 133px; height: 200px; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; float: left;" />Last Thursday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for the 87th Academy Awards. Honoring achievements in film, the Oscars are highly anticipated by Hollywood and movie goers alike. This announcement was the last for the movie awards season, coming after nomination announcements for the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA Awards), the Critics Choice Awards, and the various guild awards (Screen Actors Guild, Producers Guild, and Directors Guild).</p>
<p>Every year, I find it interesting to compare the lists of nominees in the major categories at these awards shows. Sometimes the nominations are strikingly similar (as with this year&rsquo;s nominees for lead actress and supporting actor), and sometimes they are completely different (as with this year&rsquo;s nominees for best film and best director). Below, I have listed all the nominees for film, director and the four major acting awards, along with the awards for which they were nominated.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Although these other awards are always handy indicators of what is likely to win at the Academy Awards, there are always surprises at each show. It will be interesting to see how the wins compare at the end of awards season.</p>
<p>For a look at the entire list of nominations for each award show, visit the <a href="http://oscar.go.com/nominees">Academy Award website</a>, the <a href="http://awards.bafta.org/award/2015/film">BAFTA Awards website</a>, the <a href="http://www.criticschoice.com/movie-awards/">Critics&#39; Choice Awards website</a>, the <a href="http://www.producersguild.org/news/209027/Theatrical-Motion-Picture-Animated-Theatrical-and-Long-Form-TV-Nominations-Announced.htm">Producers Guild Awards website</a>, the <a href="https://www.dga.org/Awards/Annual.aspx#FF">Directors Guild Awards website</a>, and the <a href="http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/21st-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards">Screen Actors Guild Awards website</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Best Film:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<strong>American Sniper</strong>: Academy Award, PGA,</li>
<li>
<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=birdman+twentieth+century+fox&amp;rw=0"><strong>Birdman</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA, PGA, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=boyhood+linklater+patricia&amp;rw=0"><strong>Boyhood</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA, PGA, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=foxcatcher+sony+pictures&amp;rw=0"><strong>Foxcatcher</strong></a>: PGA</li>
<li>
<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=gone+girl+affleck+fincher&amp;rw=0"><strong>Gone Girl</strong></a>: PGA, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=grand+budapest+hotel+anderson+fiennes&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Grand Budapest Hotel</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA, PGA, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<strong>The Imitation Game</strong>: Academy Award, BAFTA, PGA, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=nightcrawler+universal+home&amp;rw=0"><strong>Nightcrawler</strong></a>: PGA, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<strong>Selma</strong>: Academy Award, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=theory+of+everything+james+marsh&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Theory of Everything</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA, PGA, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=unbroken+universal+video&amp;rw=0"><strong>Unbroken</strong></a>: Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=whiplash+chazelle&amp;rw=0"><strong>Whiplash</strong></a>: Academy Award, PGA, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Director:&nbsp;</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<em>Wes Anderson</em> for<strong> <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=grand+budapest+hotel+anderson+fiennes&amp;rw=0">The Grand Budapest Hotel</a></strong>: Academy Award, BAFTA, DGA, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<em>Damien Chazelle</em> for <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=whiplash+chazelle&amp;rw=0"><strong>Whiplash</strong></a>: BAFTA</li>
<li>
<em>Ava DuVernay</em> for <strong>Selma</strong> - Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<em>Clint Eastwood</em> for <strong>American Sniper</strong>: DGA</li>
<li>
<em>David Fincher</em> for <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=gone+girl+affleck+fincher&amp;rw=0"><strong>Gone Girl</strong></a>: Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<em>Alejandro G. I&ntilde;&aacute;rritu</em> for <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=birdman+twentieth+century+fox&amp;rw=0"><strong>Birdman</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA, DGA, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<em>Angelina Jolie</em> for <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=unbroken+universal+video&amp;rw=0"><strong>Unbroken</strong></a>: Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<em>Richard Linklater</em> for <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=boyhood+linklater+patricia&amp;rw=0"><strong>Boyhood</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA, DGA, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<em>James Marsh</em> for <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=theory+of+everything+james+marsh&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Theory of Everything</strong></a>: BAFTA</li>
<li>
<em>Bennett Miller</em> for <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=foxcatcher+sony+pictures&amp;rw=0"><strong>Foxcatcher</strong></a>: Academy Award</li>
<li>
<em>Morten Tyldum </em>for <strong>The Imitation Game</strong>: Academy Award, DGA</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Performance by a Lead Actor:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<em>Steve Carell </em>in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=foxcatcher+sony+pictures&amp;rw=0"><strong>Foxcatcher</strong></a>: Academy Award, SAG</li>
<li>
<em>Bradley Cooper</em> in <strong>American Sniper</strong>: Academy Award</li>
<li>
<em>Benedict Cumberbatch</em> in <strong>The Imitation Game</strong>: Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<em>Ralph Fiennes</em> in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=grand+budapest+hotel+anderson+fiennes&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Grand Budapest Hotel</strong></a>: BAFTA, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<em>Jake Gyllenhaal</em> in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=nightcrawler+universal+home&amp;rw=0"><strong>Nightcrawler</strong></a>: BAFTA, SAG, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<em>Michael Keaton</em> in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=birdman+twentieth+century+fox&amp;rw=0"><strong>Birdman</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<em>David Oyelowo</em> in <strong>Selma</strong>: Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<em>Eddie Redmayne</em> in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=theory+of+everything+james+marsh&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Theory of Everything</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Performance by a Lead Actress:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<em>Amy Adams</em> in <strong>Big Eyes</strong>: BAFTA</li>
<li>
<em>Jennifer Aniston</em> in <strong>Cake</strong>: SAG, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<em>Marion Cotillard</em> in <strong>Two Days, One Night</strong>: Academy Award, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<em>Felicity Jones</em> in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=theory+of+everything+james+marsh&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Theory of Everything</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<em>Julianne Moore</em> in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=still+alice+sony+pictures&amp;rw=0"><strong>Still Alice</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<em>Rosamund Pike</em> in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=gone+girl+affleck+fincher&amp;rw=0"><strong>Gone Girl</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<em>Reese Witherspoon</em> in <strong>Wild</strong>: Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Performance by a Supporting Actor:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<em>Josh Brolin</em> in <strong>Inherent Vice</strong>: Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<em>Steve Carell</em> in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=foxcatcher+sony+pictures&amp;rw=0"><strong>Foxcatcher</strong></a>: BAFTA</li>
<li>
<em>Robert Duvall </em>in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=the+judge+dobkin&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Judge</strong></a>: Academy Award, SAG, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<em>Ethan Hawke</em> in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=boyhood+linklater+patricia&amp;rw=0"><strong>Boyhood</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<em>Edward Norton</em> in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=birdman+twentieth+century+fox&amp;rw=0"><strong>Birdman</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<em>Mark Ruffalo </em>in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=foxcatcher+tatum&amp;rw=0"><strong>Foxcatcher</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<em>J.K. Simmons</em> in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=whiplash+chazelle&amp;rw=0"><strong>Whiplash</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Performance by a Supporting Actress:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<em>Patricia Arquette</em> in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=boyhood+linklater+patricia&amp;rw=0"><strong>Boyhood</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<em>Jessica Chastain</em> in <strong>A Most Violent Year</strong>: Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<em>Laura Dern</em> in <strong>Wild</strong>: Academy Award</li>
<li>
<em>Keira Knightley </em>in <strong>The Imitation Game</strong>: Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<em>Rene Russo</em> in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=nightcrawler+universal+home&amp;rw=0"><strong>Nightcrawler</strong></a>: BAFTA</li>
<li>
<em>Imelda Staunton</em> in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=pride+sony+pictures+home&amp;rw=0"><strong>Pride</strong></a>: BAFTA</li>
<li>
<em>Emma Stone</em> in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=birdman+twentieth+century+fox&amp;rw=0"><strong>Birdman</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<em>Meryl Streep</em> in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=into+the+woods+buena+vista&amp;rw=0"><strong>Into the Woods</strong></a>: Academy Award, SAG, Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<em>Tilda Swinton</em> in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=snowpiercer+evans+&amp;rw=0"><strong>Snowpiercer</strong></a>: Critics&#39; Choice</li>
<li>
<em>Naomi Watts </em>in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=st+vincent+melfi&amp;rw=0"><strong>St. Vincent</strong></a>: SAG</li>
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<p>Many of these movies are still playing in movie theaters, so are not yet available in HCPL&#39;s&nbsp;catalog. Links have been provided for the few movies that are already out on DVD.</p>
<p>The Academy Awards air on Sunday, February 22nd on ABC. Stay tuned for more awards seasons coverage over the next few weeks!</p>
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<script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script>http://www.hcpl.net/content/comparative-look-2015-movie-awards-season#commentsAcademy AwardsMoviesThu, 22 Jan 2015 02:24:43 +0000Kimberly C17608 at http://www.hcpl.net86th Academy Awards http://www.hcpl.net/content/86th-academy-awards
<p><img alt="Oscars" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7198/6785991390_b255239d73_b.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 314px; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; float: left;" />This past Sunday, the 86th Academy Awards were held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The culmination of awards season, the Academy Awards are an exciting night full of glitz, glam, tears and lots of golden statues. This year, host Ellen DeGeneres brought laughs to audiences watching in the theater and at home with a <a href="https://twitter.com/TheEllenShow/status/440629608715542528/photo/1">long-running pizza bit </a>that resulted in pizza actually being delivered to the celebrities in attendance, and a <a href="https://twitter.com/TheEllenShow/status/440322224407314432/photo/1">star-studded selfie</a> that broke Twitter. Movie montages of the heroes, both real and imaginary, that have come from movies, a celebration of the 75th anniversary of <a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=wizard%20of%20oz%20garland&amp;index=.GW"><strong>The Wizard of Oz</strong></a>, and a moving In Memoriam helped round out the celebration of film.</p>
<p>Although the big winners at this year&rsquo;s Oscar ceremony weren&rsquo;t overly surprising, some of them were momentous. With his win as part of the husband-wife team behind <a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=frozen%20chris%20buck&amp;index=.GW"><strong>Frozen&rsquo;s</strong></a> hit song &ldquo;Let It Go,&rdquo; Robert Lopez became the twelfth and youngest (at 38 years old) member of the EGOT club. His previous wins include a Grammy and Tonys for the Broadway musical <a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=book%20of%20mormon%20broadway&amp;index=.GW"><strong>The Book of Mormon</strong></a>, as well as Emmys for the children&rsquo;s cartoon, <a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=wonder%20pets%20nickelodeon&amp;index=.GW"><strong>The Wonder Pets</strong></a>.</p>
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<p>With his win for the movie <strong>Gravity</strong>, Alfonso Cuar&oacute;n became the first Mexican to win in the Director category. Shortly after, Steve McQueen became the first black man to receive a Best Picture Oscar, with his win for the movie <strong>12 Years a Slave</strong>. And although Cate Blanchett&rsquo;s win was expected, she did use her speech to highlight the fact that movies starring women, are just as necessary and successful as those starring men. It is hoped that these wins signal change and growing diversity both within the Academy and in the film industry as a whole.</p>
<p>Personally, I was most excited to see Matthew McConaughey, whose career I have followed for years, and Jared Leto win in their categories. Did your favorite win at the Oscars? Let me know in the comments!</p>
<p>Picture: <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=twelve+years+a+slave+fassbener&amp;rw=0"><strong>12 Years a Slave</strong></a><br />
Director: Alfonso Cuar&oacute;n in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=gravity+cuaron+bullock&amp;rw=0"><strong>Gravity</strong></a><br />
Actor: Matthew McConaughey in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=dallas+buyers+club+leto+mcconaughey&amp;rw=0"><strong>Dallas Buyers Club</strong></a><br />
Actress: Cate Blanchett in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=blue+jasmine+blanchett+allen&amp;rw=0"><strong>Blue Jasmine</strong></a><br />
Supporting Actor: Jared Leto in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=dallas+buyers+club+leto+mcconaughey&amp;rw=0"><strong>Dallas Buyers Club</strong></a><br />
Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong&rsquo;o in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=twelve+years+a+slave+fassbener&amp;rw=0"><strong>12 Years a Slave</strong></a><br />
Documentary Feature: <a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=twenty%20feet%20from%20stardom%20friesen&amp;index=.GW"><strong>20 Feet from Stardom</strong></a><br />
Foreign Language Film: <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=the+great+beauty+sorrention&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Great Beauty</strong></a> from Italy<br />
Animated Feature Film: <a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=frozen%20chris%20buck&amp;index=.GW"><strong>Frozen</strong></a><br />
Song: &ldquo;Let It Go&rdquo; in <a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=frozen%20chris%20buck&amp;index=.GW"><strong>Frozen</strong></a><br />
Score: Steven Price, <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=gravity+cuaron+bullock&amp;rw=0"><strong>Gravity</strong></a><br />
Original Screenplay: Spike Jonze, <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=her+phoenix+adams&amp;rw=0"><strong>Her</strong></a><br />
Adapted Screenplay: John Ridley, <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=twelve+years+a+slave+fassbener&amp;rw=0"><strong>12 Years a Slave</strong></a></p>
<p>Visit the <a href="http://oscar.go.com/nominees">official Academy Awards website</a> for a complete list of winners.</p>
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<p><img alt="" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7124/7429815888_0dd274102f_m.jpg" style="width: 161px; float: left; height: 240px; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px" />We&rsquo;re counting down&nbsp;this year&rsquo;s Oscar race!&nbsp; And here are the top ten actresses!<br />
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As a life-long movie fan, I find these past few years to be especially exciting.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s largely accepted that 1939 was a banner year for movies.&nbsp; The Best Picture nominations were films still considered among the best ever made.&nbsp; (Among them were <strong>Gone With the Wind</strong>, <strong>The Wizard of Oz</strong>, and <strong>Mr. Smith Goes to Washington</strong>.)&nbsp; It was the Golden Age of Hollywood.&nbsp; And the actresses and actors of that time are still considered some of the best.<br />
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Well, I believe that we are in a new Golden Age.&nbsp; Or maybe Platinum.&nbsp; The range of talent in movies each year continues to amaze.&nbsp; And each year, new, exceptionally talented people from all over the world become part of the film industry.&nbsp;<br />
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The Lead Actress category this year features four women who have been a part of this list in previous years and one who has four Supporting nominations on her resume.&nbsp; Among them, only one has never taken home the Oscar &ndash; and one who has three Oscars on her shelf.&nbsp; In the Supporting Actress list, we find three new names alongside two women who have previously triumphed in the Lead Actress category.</p>
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<u>Best Actress</u></p>
<p><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=\&quot;amy%20adams\&quot;%20videorecording&amp;index=.GH#focus"><em>Amy Adams</em></a> (<strong>American Hustle</strong>) &ndash; Adams has given one outstanding performance after another in movies.&nbsp; She has received four Supporting Actress nominations (including last year for <a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=adams%20hoffman%20master&amp;index=.GH#focus"><strong>The Master</strong></a>), but this is her first for Lead Actress.&nbsp; As a con artist working on a scheme to uncover corrupt politicians, Adams again reminded us why she&rsquo;s one of the most popular, in-demand actresses in Hollywood.&nbsp; She has already been awarded the Golden Globe (Comedy).<br />
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<a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=\&quot;cate%20blanchett\&quot;%20videorecording&amp;index=.GH#focus"><em>Cate</em><em> Blanchett</em> </a>(<strong>Blue Jasmine</strong>) &ndash; Blanchett came to international attention with her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth I and received Lead Actress nominations for the two films in which she played the monarch.&nbsp; She won the Supporting Actress award for <a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=blanchett%20aviator&amp;index=.GH#focus"><strong>The Aviator</strong></a>.&nbsp; This is Blanchett&rsquo;s sixth Academy Award nomination and third in the Lead Actress category.&nbsp; For the role of a socialite falling on very hard times, she has already won the Golden Globe (Drama), the BAFTA, and the SAG awards, and is the odds-on favorite to win the Oscar.<br />
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<a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=\&quot;sandra%20bullock\&quot;%20videorecording&amp;index=.GH#focus"><em>Sandra Bullock</em></a> (<strong>Gravity</strong>) &ndash; This is Bullock&rsquo;s second nomination.&nbsp; Her first was for <a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=sandra%20bullock%20blind%20side&amp;index=.GH#focus"><strong>The Blind Side</strong></a>, and she won.&nbsp; Known mostly for comedy, Bullock reminds us that she&rsquo;s got the talent for drama, as well.&nbsp; In <strong>Gravity</strong>, she wowed critics and audiences alike with her moving performance of an astronaut struggling to survive &ndash; and to vanquish past tragedies.</p>
<p><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=\&quot;Judi%20Dench\&quot;&amp;index=.GH#focus"><em>Judi Dench</em></a> (<strong>Philomena</strong>) &ndash; Dame Judi Dench is a treasure of world cinema.&nbsp; I admit it.&nbsp; I&rsquo;ve loved her for years.&nbsp;&nbsp;During her career, she&rsquo;s done everything from musicals on stage to action/adventure and sci-fi on screen.&nbsp; She&rsquo;s been nominated for the Oscar for both comedy &ndash; winning Supporting Actress for <a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=paltrow%20shakespeare%20love%20fiennes&amp;index=.GH#focus"><strong>Shakespeare in Love</strong></a> &ndash; and drama.&nbsp; As Philomena Lee, a woman in search of the son she was forced to place for adoption when she was a teen, Dench receives her seventh nomination -- her fifth for Lead Actress.&nbsp; She might just be the sentimental favorite.<br />
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<a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=\&quot;meryl%20streep\&quot;%20videorecording&amp;index=.GH#focus"><em>Meryl Streep</em></a> (<strong>August: Osage County</strong>) &ndash; Her first Oscar nomination came as Supporting Actress in 1979 for <strong>The Deer Hunter</strong>.&nbsp; She followed that with a Supporting Actress win for <a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=streep%20hoffman%20kramer&amp;index=.GH#focus"><strong>Kramer vs. Kramer</strong></a>.&nbsp; Since then, Streep has amassed an incredible number of Academy Award nominations, for a grand total of three for Supporting Actress and fifteen for Lead.&nbsp; With wins for <a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=streep%20sophies%20choice&amp;index=.GH#focus"><strong>Sophie&rsquo;s Choice</strong></a> and <a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=streep%20iron%20lady&amp;index=.GH#focus"><strong>The Iron Lady</strong></a>, her mantel is nearly full.&nbsp; But she just might add a fourth Oscar as the matriarch of a very dysfunctional family in the dark comedy-drama <strong>August: Osage County</strong>.</p>
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<u>Best Supporting Actress</u></p>
<p><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=\&quot;sally%20hawkins\&quot;%20videorecording&amp;index=.GH#focus"><em>Sally Hawkins</em></a> (<strong>Blue Jasmine</strong>) &ndash; While many of us know Hawkins from historical movies such as <strong>Persuasion </strong>(2007), <strong>Jane Eyre </strong>(2011), and <strong>Great Expectations</strong> (2012),&nbsp;she has also made her mark in films like <strong>Made in Dagenham</strong> and <strong>An Education</strong>.&nbsp; She won a Golden Globe for 2008&rsquo;s <a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=hawkins%20happy%20go%20lucky&amp;index=.GH#focus"><strong>Happy-Go-Lucky</strong></a>.&nbsp; Finally the Academy has recognized her talent and nominated Hawkins for <strong>Blue Jasmine</strong>, playing the sister of Cate Blanchett&rsquo;s Jasmine.<br />
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<a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=\&quot;jennifer%20lawrence\&quot;%20videorecording&amp;index=.GH#focus"><em>Jennifer Lawrence</em></a> (<strong>American Hustle</strong>) &ndash; In a span of four years, Lawrence has garnered three Academy Award nominations.&nbsp; Last year she received the Lead Actress Oscar for <a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=lawrence%20cooper%20silver%20linings&amp;index=.GH#focus"><strong>Silver Linings Playbook</strong></a>.&nbsp; This year she&rsquo;s earned rave reviews as the wife of a con artist in American Hustle.&nbsp; Lawrence has already taken home the Golden Globe and BAFTA this year.&nbsp; Another Oscar is definitely possible.<br />
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<em>Lupita Nyong&rsquo;o</em> (<strong>12 Years a Slave</strong>) &ndash; While still a graduate student in the acting program at Yale University School of Drama, Nyong&rsquo;o was cast in the movie <strong>12 Years a Slave</strong>.&nbsp; Less than two years later, she has received nominations for the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and the Academy Award and has won the SAG award for Female Actor in a Supporting Role.&nbsp; For her&nbsp;performance as Patsey, a woman held in slavery by a vicious plantation owner, Nyong&rsquo;o broke hearts &ndash; and earned the highest respect of her fellow actors, the critics, and movie audiences.&nbsp; And she just might win the Oscar.&nbsp; <em>Update: </em>Lupita Nyong&#39;o<em> </em>was awarded the <em>NAACP Image Award for Supporting Actress </em>on Saturday, February 22.</p>
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<p><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=\&quot;julia%20roberts\&quot;%20videorecording&amp;index=.GH#focus"><em>Julia Roberts</em></a> (<strong>August: Osage County</strong>) &ndash; Roberts has proven herself in comedy, drama, suspense, romance, and fantasy.&nbsp; She won the Lead Actress Oscar for the 2000 film <a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=julia%20roberts%20brockovich&amp;index=.GH#focus"><strong>Erin Brockovich</strong></a>.&nbsp; As Barbara Weston, the oldest daughter Meryl Streep&rsquo;s Violet, Roberts has earned her fourth Academy nomination, her second for Supporting Actress.&nbsp;<br />
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<a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=\&quot;june%20squibb\&quot;&amp;index=.GH#focus"><em>June Squibb</em></a> (<strong>Nebraska</strong>) &ndash; Squibb started out as a song-and-dance girl on Broadway and on tour.&nbsp; But in her 60s, she settled down to film work.&nbsp; Since the 1990s, Squibb racked up&nbsp;credits on TV and in movies.&nbsp; One of her biggest roles was as Jack Nicholson&rsquo;s wife in <a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=\&quot;june%20squibb\&quot;&amp;index=.GH#focus"><strong>About Schmidt</strong></a>.&nbsp; But as Bruce Dern&rsquo;s&nbsp;plain-spoken wife in <strong>Nebraska</strong>, Squibb has garnered praise and acting nominations from the Golden Globes, SAG, Independent Spirit Awards &ndash; and the Academy Awards.</p>
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The Oscar Awards show is close.&nbsp; Who are your favorites this year?<br />
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And here&rsquo;s a bit of Academy Award trivia.&nbsp; The photo above is of <a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=\&quot;Katharine%20Hepburn\&quot;&amp;index=.GH#focus"><em>Katharine Hepburn</em></a>&rsquo;s Oscar for <a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=hepburn%20fonda%20on%20golden%20pond&amp;index=.GH#focus"><strong>On Golden Pond</strong></a> &ndash; her fourth Oscar for Lead Actress.&nbsp; A record yet to be matched.</p>
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<p><img alt="academy award" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8508/8503450515_97ae7fd074.jpg" style="width: 133px; height: 200px; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; float: left;" />In just a few weeks, winners will be announced at the Academy Awards, the culmination of the film awards season. This year&rsquo;s nominees in the Actor and Supporting Actor categories are a diverse group. Five of the actors are nominated for the first time, and only one actor (Christian Bale) has previously won an Academy Award. With such amazing new or previously unrecognized talent, the race could be open to upset. Will the men of <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=dallas+buyers+club+leto+mcconaughey&amp;rw=0"><strong>Dallas Buyers Club</strong></a>, who have dominated the race so far, continue their winning streak, or will there be a surprise win at the Oscars?</p>
<p>Although I haven&rsquo;t seen all of the nominated movies so far, I already have my favorites. Who would you like to see win an Academy Award?</p>
<p><strong>Best Actor:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Christian Bale (<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=american+hustle+adams+cooper+bale&amp;rw=0">American Hustle</a>)</strong>: In <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=american+hustle+cooper+adams+bale&amp;rw=0"><strong>American Hustle</strong></a>, Bale plays Irving Rosenfeld, a con artist forced by the FBI to set up a sting operation in exchange for his freedom. A method actor who exchanges accents at will, Bale has starred in everything from big budget blockbusters (most notably as Batman in Christopher Nolan&rsquo;s <strong><a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=dark%20knight%20nolan%20bale&amp;index=.GW">Dark Knight</a> <a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=batman%20begins%20bale%20nolan&amp;index=.GW">Trilogy</a></strong>), to smaller independent films (<a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=the%20machinist%20bale&amp;index=.GW"><strong>The Machinist</strong></a>). This is Bale&rsquo;s second Academy Award nomination, with a previous win for Supporting Actor in <a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=the%20fighter%20wahlberg%20bale&amp;index=.GW"><strong>The Fighter</strong></a>.</p>
<p><strong>Leonardo DiCaprio (<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=the+wolf+of+wall+street+hill+dicaprio&amp;rw=0">The Wolf of Wall Street</a>)</strong>: Recognized for his role as Jordan Belfort, a corrupt New York stockbroker, this is DiCaprio&rsquo;s fourth Academy Award nomination and his fifth collaboration with director Martin Scorsese. After huge mainstream success in the 1990&rsquo;s with blockbusters like <a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=titanic%20cameron%20dicaprio&amp;index=.GW"><strong>Titanic</strong></a> and <strong>Romeo + Juliet</strong>, DiCaprio has since starred in a number of critically-acclaimed and Oscar-nominated movies. DiCaprio has already won a Critics&rsquo; Choice Award and a Golden Globe this season, and his fans hope that this might finally be his year at the Oscars.</p>
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<p><strong>Chiwetel Ejiofor (<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=twelve+years+a+slave+fassbender&amp;rw=0">12 Years a Slave</a>)</strong>: Based on a memoir written in 1853, <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=twelve+years+a+slave+fassbender&amp;rw=0"><strong>12 Years a Slave</strong></a> tells the story of Solomon Northup, a free black man kidnapped in 1841 and sold into slavery in Louisiana. Ejiofor&rsquo;s performance as Northup received praise from critics and movie-goers alike, and has garnered nominations for all the major awards. A previous winner of the BAFTA Orange Rising Star Award (2006) and a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance as Othello (2008), this is his first Academy Award nomination. <em>[Update: On Sunday, 2/16, Ejiofor won the BAFTA&nbsp;for this performance.]</em></p>
<p><strong>Bruce Dern (<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=nebraska+payne+dern&amp;rw=0">Nebraska</a>)</strong>: In <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=nebraska+payne+dern&amp;rw=0"><strong>Nebraska</strong></a>, Dern plays Woody Grant, an ornery, alcoholic man who convinces his son to drive him to Nebraska to pick up a sweepstakes prize he believes he has won. This is Dern&rsquo;s second Academy Award nomination, with the first in 1978 for Supporting Actor in <a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=coming%20home%20dern%20fonda&amp;index=.GW"><strong>Coming Home</strong></a>. Although a win at the Oscars seems unlikely, he previously won Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival for this role.</p>
<p><strong>Matthew McConaughey (<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=dallas+buyers+club+leto+mcconaughey&amp;rw=0">Dallas Buyers Club</a>)</strong>: Since his first acting job in the early 90s, McConaughey has been a familiar face (and voice!) in roles spanning comedy and romantic comedy, action/adventure and drama. His work as Ron Woodroof, an AIDS patient who smuggled unapproved pharmaceuticals into Texas and distributed them, is the latest in a string of critically-acclaimed performances and earned McConaughey his first Academy Award nomination. With wins already at the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild Awards, McConaughey seems like the man to beat.</p>
<p><strong>Best Supporting Actor:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Barkhad Abdi (<a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=captain%20phillips%20greengrass&amp;index=.GW">Captain Phillips</a>)</strong>: Abdi makes his film debut as Abduwali Muse, a Somali pirate leader who hijacks an unarmed American container ship and takes its crew hostage. Discovered while working as a limo driver in Minnesota, Abdi is one of two actors nominated this year for film debuts. (The other is Lupita Nyong&rsquo;o with a Supporting Actress nomination for <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=twelve+years+a+slave+fassbender&amp;rw=0"><strong>12 Years a Slave</strong></a>.) While it is doubtful Abdi will win at the Oscars, his performance has been recognized with Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, and BAFTA nominations. <em>[Update: On Sunday, 2/16, Abdi won the BAFTA for this performance.]</em></p>
<p><strong>Bradley Cooper (<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=american+hustle+cooper+adams+bale&amp;rw=0">American Hustle</a>)</strong>: Cooper first came to recognition with supporting roles in various television series (<a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=alias%20garner%20vartan&amp;index=.GW"><strong>Alias</strong></a>) before starring in a string of successful comedies (<a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=the%20hangover%20cooper%20helms&amp;index=.GW"><strong>The Hangover</strong></a>, <a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=the%20a%20team%20neeson%20cooper&amp;index=.GW"><strong>The A-Team</strong></a>). <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=american+hustle+cooper+adams+bale&amp;rw=0"><strong>American Hustle</strong></a>, where he plays an FBI agent who forces two con artists to participate in a sting operation in exchange for their freedom, is his second collaboration with director David O. Russell. The first, <a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=silver%20linings%20playbook%20lawrence%20cooper&amp;index=.GW"><strong>Silver Linings Playbook</strong></a>, garnered Cooper his previous Oscar nomination.</p>
<p><strong>Michael Fassbender (<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=twelve+years+a+slave+fassbender&amp;rw=0">12 Years a Slave</a>)</strong>: In his third collaboration with director Steve McQueen (2008&rsquo;s <strong>Hunger </strong>and 2011&rsquo;s<strong> <a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=shame%20mcqueen%20fassbender&amp;index=.GW">Shame</a></strong>), Fassbender plays Edwin Epps, a psychotic plantation owner who terrorizes his slaves, including Ejiofor&rsquo;s Northup and Lupita Nyong&rsquo;o&rsquo;s Patsey. Born in Germany and raised in Ireland, Fassbender has enjoyed immense critical acclaim over the past few years, as well as box office success in movies like<strong> <a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=x%20men%20first%20class%20fassbender%20james&amp;index=.GW">X-Men: First Class</a></strong>. This is Fassbender&rsquo;s first Academy Award nomination.</p>
<p><strong>Jonah Hill (<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=the+wolf+of+wall+street+hill+dicaprio&amp;rw=0">The Wolf of Wall Street</a>)</strong>: In <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=the+wolf+of+wall+street+hill+dicaprio&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Wolf of Wall Street</strong></a>, Hill plays Donnie Azoff, a salesman who goes into business with DiCaprio&rsquo;s corrupt Jordan Belfort. This is Hill&rsquo;s second Academy Award nomination (the first was for Supporting Actor in <a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=moneyball%20pitt%20hill&amp;index=.GW"><strong>Moneyball</strong></a>), and showcases his continued ease in both crowd-pleasing comedies and critically-acclaimed films.</p>
<p><strong>Jared Leto (<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=dallas+buyers+club+leto+mcconaughey&amp;rw=0">Dallas Buyers Club</a>)</strong>: A method actor recognized for his performance as Rayon, an HIV-positive, transgender woman, this is Leto&rsquo;s first Academy Award nomination. A familiar face in television (<strong>My So-Called Life</strong>) and film (<a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=fight%20club%20brad%20pitt&amp;index=.GW"><strong>Fight Club</strong></a> and <a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=requiem%20for%20a%20dream%20leto&amp;index=.GW"><strong>Requiem for a Dream</strong></a>), Leto took a break from acting in the 2000&rsquo;s to focus primarily on his successful rock band, <a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=30%20seconds%20to%20mars%20musical%20group&amp;index=.GW"><strong>30 Seconds to Mars</strong></a>. With wins already at the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, and the Critics&rsquo; Choice Awards, a win for Leto seems likely at the Oscars.</p>
<p>The Academy Awards air Sunday, March 2nd on ABC.</p>
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<script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script>http://www.hcpl.net/content/2014-oscar-nominations-best-actor-best-supporting-actor#commentsAcademy AwardsMoviesThu, 13 Feb 2014 15:02:30 +0000Kimberly C15211 at http://www.hcpl.netA Comparative Look at Awards Seasonhttp://www.hcpl.net/content/comparative-look-awards-season
<p><img alt="Oscars" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7044/6932108557_dedc3e0e6f.jpg" style="width: 160px; height: 250px; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; float: left;" />This morning, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for the 86th Academy Awards. Honoring achievements in film, the Oscars are highly anticipated by Hollywood and movie goers alike. These nominations come several weeks after announcements of nominees for the Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG Awards) and the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA Awards).</p>
<p>Every year, I find it interesting to compare the lists of nominees in the major categories at these three awards shows. Sometimes the nominations are strikingly similar (as with this year&rsquo;s nominees for best director and lead actress), and sometimes they are completely different (as with this year&rsquo;s nominees for best supporting actor). Below, I have listed all the nominees for film, director and the four major acting awards.</p>
<p>Although the Bafta Awards and the SAG Awards are always handy indicators of what is likely to win at the Academy Awards, there are always surpries at each show. It will be interesting to see how the wins compare at the end of awards season.</p>
<p>For a look at the entire list of nominations for each awards show, visit the <a href="http://oscar.go.com/nominees">Academy Awards website</a>, the <a href="http://awards.bafta.org/award/2014/film">BAFTA Awards website</a>, and the <a href="http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/20th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards">Screen Actors Guild Awards website</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Best Film or Performance by a Cast:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=twelve+years+a+slave+fassbender&amp;rw=0"><strong>12 Years a Slave</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG</li>
<li>
<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=american+hustle+bale+cooper+adams&amp;rw=0"><strong>American Hustle</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG</li>
<li>
<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=august+osage+county+streep+roberts&amp;rw=0"><strong>August: Osage County</strong></a>: SAG</li>
<li>
<a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=captain%20phillips%20greengrass&amp;index=.GW"><strong>Captain Phillips</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA</li>
<li>
<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=dallas+buyers+club+mcconaughey+leto&amp;rw=0"><strong>Dallas Buyers Club</strong></a>: Academy Award, SAG</li>
<li>
<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=gravity+cuaron+bullock&amp;rw=0"><strong>Gravity</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA</li>
<li>
<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=her+phoenix+adams&amp;rw=0"><strong>Her</strong></a>: Academy Award</li>
<li>
<a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=lee%20daniels%20the%20butler%20strong&amp;index=.GW"><strong>Lee Daniels&rsquo; The Butler</strong></a>: SAG</li>
<li>
<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=nebraska+payne+dern&amp;rw=0"><strong>Nebraska</strong></a>: Academy Award</li>
<li>
<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=philomena+dench&amp;rw=0"><strong>Philomena</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA</li>
<li>
<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=wolf+of+wall+street+dicaprio+hill&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Wolf of Wall Street</strong></a>: Academy Award</li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>Best Director:&nbsp;</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
Alfonso Cuar&oacute;n for <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=gravity+cuaron+bullock&amp;rw=0"><strong>Gravity</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA</li>
<li>
Paul Greengrass for <a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=captain%20phillips%20greengrass&amp;index=.GW"><strong>Captain Phillips</strong></a>: BAFTA</li>
<li>
Steve McQueen for <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=twelve+years+a+slave+fassbender&amp;rw=0"><strong>12 Years A Slave</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA</li>
<li>
David O. Russell for <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=american+hustle+bale+cooper+adams&amp;rw=0"><strong>American Hustle</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA</li>
<li>
Alexander Payne for <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=nebraska+payne+dern&amp;rw=0"><strong>Nebraska</strong></a>: Academy Award</li>
<li>
Martin Scorsese for <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=wolf+of+wall+street+dicaprio+hill&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Wolf Of Wall Street</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Performance by a Lead Actor:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
Christian Bale in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=american+hustle+bale+cooper+adams&amp;rw=0"><strong>American Hustle</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA</li>
<li>
Leonardo DiCaprio in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=wolf+of+wall+street+dicaprio+hill&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Wolf of Wall Street</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA</li>
<li>
Chiwetel Ejiofor in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=twelve+years+a+slave+fassbender&amp;rw=0"><strong>12 Years a Slave</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG</li>
<li>
Bruce Dern in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=nebraska+payne+dern&amp;rw=0"><strong>Nebraska</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG</li>
<li>
Tom Hanks in <a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=captain%20phillips%20greengrass&amp;index=.GW"><strong>Captain Phillips</strong></a>: BAFTA, SAG</li>
<li>
Matthew McConaughey in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=dallas+buyers+club+mcconaughey+leto&amp;rw=0"><strong>Dallas Buyers Club</strong></a>: Academy Award, SAG</li>
<li>
Forest Whitaker in <a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=lee%20daniels%20the%20butler%20strong&amp;index=.GW"><strong>Lee Daniels&rsquo; The Butler</strong></a>: SAG</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Performance by a Lead Actress:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
Amy Adams in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=american+hustle+bale+cooper+adams&amp;rw=0"><strong>American Hustle</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA</li>
<li>
Cate Blanchett in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=blue+jasmine+allen+blanchett&amp;rw=0"><strong>Blue Jasmine</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG</li>
<li>
Sandra Bullock in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=gravity+cuaron+bullock&amp;rw=0"><strong>Gravity</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG</li>
<li>
Judy Dench in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=philomena+dench&amp;rw=0"><strong>Philomen</strong>a</a>: Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG</li>
<li>
Meryl Streep in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=august+osage+county+streep+roberts&amp;rw=0"><strong>August: Osage County</strong></a>: Academy Award, SAG</li>
<li>
Emma Thompson in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=saving+mr+banks+thompson+hanks&amp;rw=0"><strong>Saving Mr. Banks</strong></a>: BAFTA, SAG</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Performance by a Supporting Actor:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
Barkhad Abdi in <a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=captain%20phillips%20greengrass&amp;index=.GW"><strong>Captain Phillips</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG</li>
<li>
Daniel Br&uuml;hl in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=rush+hemsworth+bruhl&amp;rw=0"><strong>Rush</strong></a>: BAFTA, SAG</li>
<li>
Bradley Cooper in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=american+hustle+bale+cooper+adams&amp;rw=0"><strong>American Hustle</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA</li>
<li>
Matt Damon in <a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=behind%20the%20candelabra%20douglas&amp;index=.GW"><strong>Behind the Candelabra</strong></a>: BAFTA</li>
<li>
Michael Fassbender in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=twelve+years+a+slave+fassbender&amp;rw=0"><strong>12 Years a Slave</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG</li>
<li>
James Gandolfini in<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=enough+said+gandolfini&amp;rw=0"> <strong>Enough Said</strong></a>: SAG</li>
<li>
Jonah Hill in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=wolf+of+wall+street+dicaprio+hill&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Wolf of Wall Street</strong></a>: Academy Award</li>
<li>
Jared Leto in<strong> <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=dallas+buyers+club+mcconaughey+leto&amp;rw=0">Dallas Buyers Club</a></strong>: Academy Award, SAG</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Performance by a Supporting Actress:</strong></p>
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Sally Hawkins in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=blue+jasmine+allen+blanchett&amp;rw=0"><strong>Blue Jasmine</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA</li>
<li>
Jennifer Lawrence in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=american+hustle+bale+cooper+adams&amp;rw=0"><strong>American Hustle</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG</li>
<li>
Lupita Nyong&rsquo;o in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=twelve+years+a+slave+fassbender&amp;rw=0"><strong>12 Years a Slave</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG</li>
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Julia Roberts in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=august+osage+county+streep+roberts&amp;rw=0"><strong>August: Osage County</strong></a>: Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG</li>
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June Squibb in <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=nebraska+payne+dern&amp;rw=0"><strong>Nebraska</strong></a>: Academy Award, SAG</li>
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Oprah Winfrey in <a href="http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;profile=tom&amp;term=lee%20daniels%20the%20butler%20strong&amp;index=.GW"><strong>Lee Daniels&rsquo; The Butler</strong></a>: BAFTA, SAG</li>
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